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HR 279 113th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2014 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 31, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.)

What's happening now January 31, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9 Republican 3
Rokita, Todd
· Sep 15, 2014
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 16, 2014
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2014
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 8, 2014
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 8, 2014
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 24, 2014
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 29, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 29, 2014
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 10, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· Mar 26, 2014
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 26, 2014
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 27, 2014
Denham, Jeff
· Feb 4, 2014
Reichert, David
· Feb 4, 2014
Cook, Paul
· Aug 2, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 1, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 279: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-279/
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"H.R. 279: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-279/.
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H.R. 279, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-279/.
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